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Health plan among laws taking effect today in Iowa

A handful of laws passed by the Legislature in 2013 take effect today, including the compromise on the expansion of health care services for the poor agreed to by Democratic and Republican lawmakers and Gov. Terry Branstad.

Here’s a list of the new laws now on the books:

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Senate File 446: Creates the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan, which provides health insurance to poor Iowa adults who previously were not eligible for Medicaid, and the Marketplace Choice Plan, which pays the premiums on private insurance for low-income Iowans, among other policy and funding provisions.

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House File 590: Allows the state to respond differently to child abuse reports based on the severity of the abuse. In less severe cases, alleged abusers would not be placed on the state’s child abuse registry.

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Senate File 115: Teen drivers must have an instruction permit for 12 months before receiving an intermediate license — up from six — and drivers can’t carry more than one unrelated minor passenger for the first six months they have an intermediate license.

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Senate File 349: Extends the length of time for which a credit can be claimed on a vehicle that was sold, transferred or junked. Extends the length of time in which a company leasing a vehicle may reassign the vehicle registration to a person who purchases a previously leased vehicle.

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House File 211: Requires contracts for construction projects within Iowa to be subject to the laws of the state and prohibits contracts from being subject to another state’s laws.

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House File 469: Various changes to the law relating to business corporations.

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Senate File 182: Various changes to the law relating to reinsurance.